One in five junior and senior high school students attending NIU academic summer camps later enroll at NIU as college students, with one in two majoring in the same area they studied at camp, a recent College of Continuing Education report states. NIU...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board took an action Monday night that just might save someone's life. The committee approved committee member Matt Kouzes' motion to add a bus stop on the Weekend 3 Route in front of the Lincoln Residence Hall to...

The opponents in the upcoming state's attorney election are preparing for their Oct. 6 debate, with the areas of qualifications and effectiveness as the candidates' focal points. The debate for the candidates will take place in room 186 of Swen Parson...

Only two weeks after taking the Student Association's oath of office, senators are already taking bold steps forward to bring "credibility" to the NIU students. Senator Gary Stittgen followed up on his Sept. 25 motion to disband the Student Committee...

As of Monday, NIU resident students and graduate assistants are receiving some relief from the university's cramped parking situation with about 209 new orange and green sticker coded parking spaces. Lynn Fraser, NIU campus parking division manager, said...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will discuss information today concerning fiscal year 1988 salaries in Illinois colleges and universities, and the planning and budget issues for FY90. The board, which meets at 9 a.m. at Lewis and Clark Community...

State Comptroller Roland W. Burris recently announced his three local government advisory boards will hold a series of public meetings in October to discuss the issue of local government funding in Illinois. The County, Municipal and Local Government...

You can smell it in the air. Basketball season is almost upon us. And the men's and women's 1988-89 basketball teams will get together Friday, Oct. 14 for the first time this season for "Midnight Madness," a sneak preview of the upcoming season. Saturday,...

NIU Provost Kendall Baker will address faculty questions concerning administrative handling of the "REG" stamp grades at Wednesday's meeting of the University Council Faculty Assembly. UC Executive Secretary Judy Bischoff said Baker also will discuss...

NIU's graduate school is now accepting applications for recipients of honorary doctorate degrees. This program, which began at NIU in 1983, was formed to honor persons of any intellectual endeavor whose work or contributions are important to the university....

NIU faculty and staff will gather next month to participate in a teleconference aimed at evaluating the outcome of students' learning experiences at the university, determining whether the experiences prepare students for the real world, and making any...

The 1988 Homecoming Committee is encouraging all NIU students to get involved in this years' homecoming activities, said Christine Hennessey, assistant chairman of the homecoming public relations committee. In past years, Hennessey said many of the events...